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20 Quetzales Independence
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Size | 156 × 69 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Dr. Mariano Gálvez, rendered in fine engraved portrait style, positioned at centre with a faint underprint of the Real Palacio de Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción to the right. The bicentennial dates "1821–2021" appear in bold purple numerals to the upper left, with the bank title and the denomination numeral "20" printed in dark blue at upper right. Three colour-shifting security patches bearing the numeral "20" are arranged horizontally near the lower margin, alongside two signature lines with printed titles "Gerente General" and "Presidente" above the bold letterpress legend "VEINTE QUETZALES" at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banco de Guatemala Guatemala, Centro América Doctor Mariano Gálvez Prócer de la independencia y Jefe de Estado de Guatemala en la Federación Centroamericana Aprobación 27 de Mayo de 2020 Gerente General Presidente Veinte quetzales (Translation: Bank of Guatemala Guatemala, Central America Doctor Mariano Gálvez Procer of independence and Chief of State of Guatemala in the Central American Federation Approval 27 May 2020 General Manager President Twenty quetzales) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears an allegorical vignette of the signing of the Central American Independence Act, rendered in a detailed engraved composition with multiple historical figures gathered around a table. A resplendent quetzal bird is placed to the left of the central scene, and fine guilloche underprints in blue and violet tones frame the composition. The denomination and issuing bank legends are set in bold typography across the upper and lower margins. |
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